Paver sand calculator
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Sand
Base layer material
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lb/yd³
0 uses the published 2,795 lb/yd³
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lb/yd³
0 uses the published 3,770 lb/yd³
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Result
7.84 tons
A 20 ft by 10 ft area needs 0.62 cubic yards of sand for the bedding layer (0.86 tons) and 3.7 compacted cubic yards of crusher run for the base layer (6.98 tons): 7.84 tons in all. Loose material takes more room before it is compacted: order about 4.96–5.63 loose cubic yards of crusher run.
- Bedding layer: sand
- 0.62 yd³ · 0.86 t
- Base layer: crusher run
- 3.7 yd³ compacted · 6.98 t
- Base layer: loose to order
- 4.96–5.63 yd³ (× 1.34–1.52, Wisconsin DOT research (WHRP))
- Total cubic yards
- 4.32
- Total cubic feet
- 116.7
- Total tons
- 7.84
- Total pounds
- 15,688
- To order, rounded up to the half yard
- 1 + 6 yd³
How it is calculated
- Area = 20 ft × 10 ft = 200 sq ft.
- Bedding layer: 200 sq ft × 1 in ÷ 12 = 16.67 cu ft ÷ 27 = 0.617 yd³; × 2,795 lb/yd³ ÷ 2,000 = 0.86 tons.
- Base layer: 200 sq ft × 6 in ÷ 12 = 100 cu ft ÷ 27 = 3.704 yd³; × 3,770 lb/yd³ ÷ 2,000 = 6.98 tons.
- Base layer loose: 3.704 yd³ × 1.34–1.52 = 4.96–5.63 yd³; rounded up to 6 yd³.